Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which rose 2.92% or 4.85 points to trade at 171.20 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) added 2.69% or 0.64 points to end at 24.46 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA) was up 2.51% or 8.36 points to 342.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA), which lost 3.05% or 1.37 points to trade at 43.51 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) declined 1.64% or 0.72 points to end at 43.22 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO) shed 1.55% or 2.13 points to 135.68.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $2,633.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $70.10 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.90 to trade at $73.22 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.07% to 20.16, while EUR/MXN rose 0.15% to 20.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.